Summary
This small container is most likely a model of a hollow log made for the internment of bones. They were variously known as a lorrkon, dupun or larrakitj in different parts of eastern Arnhem Land.
Local Name
dupun or lorrkon or larrakitj
Physical Description
A hollow cylindrical log (Stringybark, Eucalytpus tetrodonta) painted with natural pigments. It has no contents.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Burial container
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Maker
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Locality
Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Fully Extended
600 mm (Length), 125 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Type of item
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Discipline
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Category
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands